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Substituting into Formulae (A) Word Problems WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
GCSE Tier: Foundation
Targeting grades: 1-3
Prerequisite knowledge: Order of operations. Calculating basic positive integer operations mentally. Forming and solving equations.
Learning Objective: Substitute positive numerical values into formulae

Substituting into Formulae (A) Word Problems WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet introduces students to substituting into formulae from worded problems as well as creating formulae for different scenarios.

In section A, students will answer five questions where they are given formulae and must use them to calculate either the subject or another variable from given information. Section B asks students to create a formula for three different scenarios.

Questions are based around the following themes: volume, area, surface area, perimeter, speed, fare calculation for a taxi driver and rates of a mechanic.

We have created two versions of this worksheet, this version without clues and one with. Choose whichever works best for your class/individual or have both available.

All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.

Substituting into Formulae Word Problems Worksheet perfect for students in year 7, 8 and 9

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Frequently Asked Questions

Students should be comfortable with the order of operations and be able to perform basic positive integer calculations mentally. They'll also need experience in forming and solving equations, as these foundational skills support the process of substituting values into formulae and manipulating them to find unknown variables.